Gold Coast Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.
Almost no homes in the Gold Coast Hinterland are within a short walk of public transport, making the area almost entirely car-dependent. Only 15% of households have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59.1%. This is a place where most daily needs require a vehicle.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Gold Coast Hinterland — car-dependent of areas.
| Gold Coast Hinterland | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 4.2 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Gold Coast Hinterland by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →
The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.
The walkability score is 1.5, which means the area is car-dependent and far below the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, there are only 1.5 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.
1.5
Car-dependent of sub-region (sa3) areas.
A 0–10 score for how much of daily life sits within an easy walk of the average home — weighing how close groceries, public transport, cafés, parks, health services, schools, culture and everyday services are, and how many of each. Walking times are measured on an elevation-aware pedestrian network, so hills count against reach. The methodology page describes how the score is put together.
1.5
Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
How many of the eight everyday amenity types — groceries, food & drink, health, schools, parks, culture, everyday services and public transport — the average home can reach on foot within 15 minutes, out of 8.
15.0%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes that can reach at least five of the eight everyday amenity types within a 15-minute walk — the "15-minute city" test. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Access to essentials is limited, with only 20.1% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries and just 10.6% near a school. While parks are the most common amenity, 32% of homes are still more than 30 minutes away from one, and 100% of residents live more than 30 minutes from public transport.
20.1%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 10-minute walk of a public-transport stop — bus, train, tram or ferry. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
10.6%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
48.8%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or area of open space. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
13.6%
Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of health services such as a GP, pharmacy or hospital. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.
The terrain is quite steep, with a mean slope of 13.0%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 14.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the state average.
14.2
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
2
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
13.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average terrain slope across the area, as a percent grade. Steeper ground shortens how far people will walk; it is already folded into the walkability score through the elevation-aware pedestrian network, and is shown here on its own for context.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Gold Coast Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30904/gold-coast-hinterland/topic/walkability
